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{{Short description|United States Department of State official}}
{{Infobox Political post
{{Infobox Political post
|post = United States<br>Coordinator for Counterterrorism
|post = United States<br>Coordinator for Counterterrorism
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|insigniacaption = Seal of the United States Department of State
|insigniacaption = Seal of the United States Department of State
|imagesize = 200
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|image =
|image = Elizabeth Richard, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large.jpg
|incumbent = [[John T. Godfrey (U.S. State Department)|John T. Godfrey]]<br>Acting
|incumbent = [[Elizabeth H. Richard]]
|acting=no
|acting =
|incumbentsince = January 20, 2021
|incumbentsince = December 29, 2023
|style =
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|residence =
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|formation = 1976
|formation = 1976
|inaugural = [[L. Douglas Heck]]
|inaugural = [[L. Douglas Heck]]
|website = {{Official website|https://www.state.gov/j/ct/about/}}
|website = {{Official website|https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-political-affairs/bureau-of-counterterrorism/}}
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The '''Coordinator for Counterterrorism''' heads the [[U.S. State Department]]'s [[Bureau of Counterterrorism]], which coordinates U.S. government efforts to fight [[terrorism]].<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/ct/ Website of the Bureau of Counterterrorism]</ref> As the head of the counterterrorism bureau, the Coordinator for Counterterrorism has the rank of both [[Ambassador-at-Large]] and [[Assistant Secretary of State|Assistant Secretary]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Assistant Secretaries and Equivalent Rank|url=http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/c7649.htm|date=January 20, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Department Organization Chart|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/dos/99494.htm|date=March 2014|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref>
The '''coordinator for counterterrorism''' heads the [[Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism]], which coordinates U.S. government efforts to fight [[terrorism]].<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/ct/ Website of the Bureau of Counterterrorism]</ref> As the head of the counterterrorism bureau, the coordinator for counterterrorism has the rank of both [[Ambassador-at-Large|ambassador-at-large]] and [[Assistant Secretary of State|assistant secretary]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Assistant Secretaries and Equivalent Rank|url=http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/c7649.htm|date=January 20, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Department Organization Chart|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/dos/99494.htm|date=March 2014|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref>


The current acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism is John T. Godfrey.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sales, Nathan A. |url=https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/273451.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815235831/https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/273451.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 15, 2017|access-date=September 1, 2017}}</ref>
{{as of|2023|12|29|df=US}}, the coordinator is Elizabeth H. Richard.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elizabeth Richard|url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/elizabeth-richard/|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>


==List of Coordinators for Combating Terrorism==
==List of coordinators==
The role of Coordinator for Combating Terrorism has often rotated throughout a presidential administration, only presidents [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Donald Trump]] have maintained a single Coordinator throughout their term of office.
The role of coordinator for combating terrorism has often rotated throughout a presidential administration; only presidents [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Donald Trump]] have maintained a single coordinator throughout their term of office.
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!#
!Image
!Name
!Name
!Assumed Office
!Assumed office
!Left Office
!Left office
![[President of the United States|President]] served under
![[President of the United States|President]] served under
|-
|-
|1
|
|[[L. Douglas Heck]]
|[[L. Douglas Heck]]
|August 29, 1976
|August 29, 1976
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|[[Gerald Ford]]
|[[Gerald Ford]]
|-
|-
|2
|
|[[Heyward Isham]]
|[[Heyward Isham]]
|October 26, 1977
|October 26, 1977
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| rowspan="2" | [[Jimmy Carter]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Jimmy Carter]]
|-
|-
|3
|[[FIle:Anthony Quainton.png|60px]]
|[[Anthony C. E. Quainton]]
|[[Anthony C. E. Quainton]]
|August 16, 1978
|August 16, 1978
|August 1, 1981
|August 1, 1981
|-
|-
|4
|[[File:Robert M. Sayre, State 1990-06- Iss 334 (IA sim state-magazine 1990-06 334) (page 1 crop).jpg|60px]]
|[[Robert M. Sayre]]
|[[Robert M. Sayre]]
|May 11, 1982
|May 11, 1982
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| rowspan="3" | [[Ronald Reagan]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Ronald Reagan]]
|-
|-
|5
|[[File:Robert Oakley in Somalia 1993 (cropped).JPEG|60px]]
|[[Robert B. Oakley]]
|[[Robert B. Oakley]]
|September 10, 1984
|September 10, 1984
|October 12, 1986
|October 12, 1986
|-
|-
|6
|[[File:Paul Bremer III (1983).jpg|60px]]
|[[L. Paul Bremer]]
|[[L. Paul Bremer]]
|October 16, 1986
|October 16, 1986
|May 25, 1989
|May 25, 1989
|-
|-
|7
|[[File:Morris D. Busby - State 1989-06- Iss 323 (IA sim state-magazine 1989-06 323) (page 14 crop).jpg|60px]]
|[[Morris D. Busby]]
|[[Morris D. Busby]]
|May 1, 1989
|May 1, 1989
|July 24, 1991
|July 24, 1991
| rowspan="2" | [[George H. W. Bush]]
| rowspan="3" | [[George H. W. Bush]]
|-
|-
|8
|[[File:Peter Burleigh.jpg|60px]]
|[[Peter Burleigh]]
|[[Peter Burleigh]]
|November 22, 1991
|November 22, 1991
|November 23, 1992
|November 23, 1992
|-
|-
| -
|[[File:Thomas E McNamara.jpg|60px]]
⚫
|[[Thomas E. McNamara]] (acting)
|November 23, 1992
|January 20, 1993
|-
|9
|[[File:Philip C. Wilcox - State September-October 1994- Iss 381 (IA sim state-magazine september-october-1994 381) (page 10 crop).jpg|60px]]
|[[Philip C. Wilcox Jr.]]
|[[Philip C. Wilcox Jr.]]
|March 24, 1995
|March 24, 1995
|June 27, 1997
|June 27, 1997
| rowspan="3" | [[Bill Clinton]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Bill Clinton]]
|-
|-
|10
|[[File:Christopher Ross (2011).jpg|60px]]
|[[Christopher W.S. Ross]]
|[[Christopher W.S. Ross]]
|March 30, 1998<ref>https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/ross-christopher-w-s {{bare URL inline|date=February 2024}}</ref>
⚫
|March 24, 1995
|December 13, 1998
|December 13, 1998
|-
|-
| -
⚫
|[[Michael A. Sheehan]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Sheehan Photo.jpg|60px]]
⚫
| rowspan="2" | [[Michael A. Sheehan]]
| December 14, 1998
| August 9, 1999 (acting)
|-
|11
|August 9, 1999
|August 9, 1999
|December 20, 2000
|December 20, 2000
|-
|-
|12
|[[File:Francis X. Taylor.jpg|60px]]
|[[Francis X. Taylor]]
|[[Francis X. Taylor]]
|July 13, 2001
|July 13, 2001
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| rowspan="4" | [[George W. Bush]]
| rowspan="4" | [[George W. Bush]]
|-
|-
|13
|[[FIle:Black jcofer sct.jpg|60px]]
|[[Cofer Black]]
|[[Cofer Black]]
|November 26, 2002
|November 26, 2002
|November 15, 2004
|November 15, 2004
|-
|-
|14
|[[File:Henry A. Crumpton.jpg|60px]]
|[[Henry A. Crumpton]]
|[[Henry A. Crumpton]]
|August 2, 2005
|August 2, 2005
|February 2, 2007<ref>[http://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/c/50493.htm Biography of Henry A. Crumpton], U.S. State Department archive</ref>
|February 2, 2007<ref>[http://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/c/50493.htm Biography of Henry A. Crumpton], U.S. State Department archive</ref>
|-
|-
|15
|[[File:Dell L. Dailey.jpg|60px]]
|[[Dell L. Dailey]]
|[[Dell L. Dailey]]
|June 22, 2007
|June 22, 2007
|April 3, 2009<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090507164108/http://www.state.gov/outofdate/bios/87639.htm Biography of Dell L. Dailey], U.S. State Department archive</ref>
|April 3, 2009<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090507164108/http://www.state.gov/outofdate/bios/87639.htm Biography of Dell L. Dailey], U.S. State Department archive</ref>
|-
|-
|16
|[[File:Daniel Benjamin.jpg|60px]]
|[[Daniel Benjamin]]
|[[Daniel Benjamin]]
|May 28, 2009
|May 28, 2009
|December 2012
|December 10, 2012
| rowspan="3" | [[Barack Obama]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Barack Obama]]
|-
|-
| -
⚫
|[[Jerry P. Lanier]]
|[[File:Jerry P Lanier ambassador.jpg|60px]]
⚫
|[[Jerry P. Lanier]] (acting)
|December 10, 2012
|December 10, 2012
|February 2014
|February 18, 2014
|-
|-
|17
⚫
|[[Tina S. Kaidanow]]
|[[File:Tina Kaidanow 2014.jpg|60px]]
⚫
|[[Tina Kaidanow]]
|February 18, 2014
|February 18, 2014
|February 22, 2016
|February 22, 2016
|-
|-
| -
|[[File:Justin Siberell official photo.jpg|60px]]
|[[Justin Siberell]] (acting)
|February 22, 2016
|January 20, 2017
|-
|18
|[[File:Nathan A. Sales official photo.jpg|60px]]
|[[Nathan Sales|Nathan A. Sales]]
|[[Nathan Sales|Nathan A. Sales]]
|August 3, 2017
|August 10, 2017
|January 20, 2021
|January 20, 2021
|[[Donald Trump]]
|[[Donald Trump]]
|-
|-
| -
⚫
|John T. Godfrey (acting)
|[[File:John T. Godfrey.webp|60px]]
|[[John Godfrey (diplomat)|John Godfrey]] (acting)
|January 20, 2021
|January 20, 2021
⚫
|March 21, 2022
|present
|[[Joe Biden]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Joe Biden]]
|-
| -
|[[File:Timothy Alan Betts, State Official.jpg|60px]]
|Timothy Alan Betts (acting)
|March 21, 2022
|January 13, 2023
|-
| -
|[[File:Christopher_A_Landberg,_State_Department_-_Unofficial.webp|60px]]
|Christopher A. Landberg (acting)
|January 13, 2023
|December 29, 2023
|-
|19
|[[File:Elizabeth Richard, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large.jpg|60px]]
|[[Elizabeth H. Richard]]
|December 29, 2023
|''Incumbent''
|}
|}


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{{Ambassadors of the United States}}
{{United States Assistant Secretaries of State}}
{{United States Assistant Secretaries of State}}
[[Category:Counter-terrorism in the United States]]
[[Category:Counterterrorism in the United States]]
[[Category:United States Ambassadors-at-Large| ]]
[[Category:United States Department of State]]
[[Category:United States Department of State]]
[[Category:United States Assistant Secretaries of State| ]]
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 7 August 2024

United States
Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Seal of the United States Department of State
since December 29, 2023
NominatorPresident of the United States
Inaugural holderL. Douglas Heck
Formation1976
WebsiteOfficial website

The coordinator for counterterrorism heads the Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, which coordinates U.S. government efforts to fight terrorism.[1] As the head of the counterterrorism bureau, the coordinator for counterterrorism has the rank of both ambassador-at-large and assistant secretary.[2][3]

As of December 29, 2023, the coordinator is Elizabeth H. Richard.[4]

List of coordinators

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The role of coordinator for combating terrorism has often rotated throughout a presidential administration; only presidents Gerald Ford and Donald Trump have maintained a single coordinator throughout their term of office.

# Image Name Assumed office Left office President served under
1 L. Douglas Heck August 29, 1976 June 6, 1977 Gerald Ford
2 Heyward Isham October 26, 1977 August 1, 1978 Jimmy Carter
3 Anthony C. E. Quainton August 16, 1978 August 1, 1981
4 Robert M. Sayre May 11, 1982 September 10, 1984 Ronald Reagan
5 Robert B. Oakley September 10, 1984 October 12, 1986
6 L. Paul Bremer October 16, 1986 May 25, 1989
7 Morris D. Busby May 1, 1989 July 24, 1991 George H. W. Bush
8 Peter Burleigh November 22, 1991 November 23, 1992
- Thomas E. McNamara (acting) November 23, 1992 January 20, 1993
9 Philip C. Wilcox Jr. March 24, 1995 June 27, 1997 Bill Clinton
10 Christopher W.S. Ross March 30, 1998[5] December 13, 1998
- Michael A. Sheehan December 14, 1998 August 9, 1999 (acting)
11 August 9, 1999 December 20, 2000
12 Francis X. Taylor July 13, 2001 November 15, 2002 George W. Bush
13 Cofer Black November 26, 2002 November 15, 2004
14 Henry A. Crumpton August 2, 2005 February 2, 2007[6]
15 Dell L. Dailey June 22, 2007 April 3, 2009[7]
16 Daniel Benjamin May 28, 2009 December 10, 2012 Barack Obama
- Jerry P. Lanier (acting) December 10, 2012 February 18, 2014
17 Tina Kaidanow February 18, 2014 February 22, 2016
- Justin Siberell (acting) February 22, 2016 January 20, 2017
18 Nathan A. Sales August 10, 2017 January 20, 2021 Donald Trump
- John Godfrey (acting) January 20, 2021 March 21, 2022 Joe Biden
- Timothy Alan Betts (acting) March 21, 2022 January 13, 2023
- Christopher A. Landberg (acting) January 13, 2023 December 29, 2023
19 Elizabeth H. Richard December 29, 2023 Incumbent

References

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  1. ^ Website of the Bureau of Counterterrorism
  2. ^ "Assistant Secretaries and Equivalent Rank". January 20, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Department Organization Chart". March 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Elizabeth Richard". Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  5. ^ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/ross-christopher-w-s [bare URL]
  6. ^ Biography of Henry A. Crumpton, U.S. State Department archive
  7. ^ Biography of Dell L. Dailey, U.S. State Department archive
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